For the longest time, I never understood how a sin hidden behind a locked door could ripple through the heavens… how something so private could shape the destiny of an entire people. Then I came across the story from the time of Musa (عليه السلام): A devastating drought struck his nation. The land was cracked. The children were crying. The sky was like a sealed wall. No rain. No crops. No trace of mercy. The people begged Musa (عليه السلام): “Ask Allah to send us rain.” He raised his hands, hear